Rihanna shares lesson on self worth

The next time Rihanna falls in love, she’s only going for a man that knows her worth.

The next time Rihanna falls in love, she’s only going for a man that knows her worth.

There are times when RiRi misses her ex-beau Chris Brown as she admits she has never loved someone the way she loved him. "I think he was the love of my life," she told Oprah Winfrey candidly while driving around Barbados.

She said she thinks back to the times they had and that little reminders of him pop up every now and then. “He was my first love and I see that he loved me the same way. I truly love him. The main thing for me is he’s at peace. I’m not at peace if he’s not happy or he’s still lonely," she said. "I care. It actually matters that he finds that peace.”

If their two remixes together, and numerous reports that they occasionally meet up are any indication, she’s buried the hatchet with Chris after their infamous 2009 fight. Not everyone agrees with that, though.

“I can’t tell people how to feel about it. They’re entitled to feel angry because it wasn’t a good thing that happened,” Rihanna explained during the 12-minute segment devoted to her relationship with Chris. “But I have forgiven him."

But what about her? Now that Rihanna knows what she doesn’t want, has she gotten a handle on what it is she wants in man? Sort of.

"I don’t put too much into it. I know what I want. I know if I had it my way, I want a man that loves me, cherishes me, values me. But they have to know my value in order to value me," said Rihanna. "They have to know my worth and they can only know my worth if I know my worth. I want him to respect me but I want fun times."

Rihanna’s already got everything she needs to take care of herself, but she really wants at this point is "a partner in crime to enjoy it with me."

Before she died earlier this summer, Rihanna’s grandmother suggested that her famous little girl find a man that loves her more than she loves him. Check out Gran Gran Dolly’s reasoning when you watch Rihanna’s full episode of "Oprah’s Next Chapter" below!

See what Chris was up to this weekend when you flip through Daily Buzz 8.20.12 below.